The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to turn. The power steering warning light was illuminated and flashing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the system was reset. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2007 Chevrolet HHR steering complaints
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The power steering keeps going out
2007 chev hhr..lost power steering. Thank goodness only 1 mile from home. Fortunate not to be on highway. Why no recall from gm..is same auto on recall for ignition switch..fixed on recall in 2014
Add random speeds 30-80 MPH the electric power steering pump with shut off, resulting in no power steering with no warning other than the little chime beep after it shuts off. The pump was replaced at my expense and I want reimbursed by dealership. At times I was doing over 70 miles an hour going around curves and turns and it would shut off.
My power steering keeps going in and out and flashes a warning light that says power steering then the power steering turns off and it's hard to steer it happens just going around the corner as soon as I start turning my steering wheel it goes off if I turn my car off and turn it back on it comes right back off and I can drive but then it will come back on a little bit later while I'm turning or when I just start the car or if I try to back up randomly it will just come on until I turn the car off and then it will go back to regular but will always go back to power steering.
The power steering went out making it unable to control the vehicle my 18 year old son was driving and could not steer or control the vehicle causing him to wreck and dented the car up and busted the oil pan locking the motor up just by luck he was not injured we had to have it towed home and it has sat here cause I can't afford a new motor I am very upset with this whole ordeal I've been out a lot of money and have no vehicle now plus my son was very traumatized over the whole matter I truly loved this car now it's just wasting away and I'm out a lot of moneynot to mention had problems with the windows rolling up and down and the stereo just quit working and the batteries I put in it kept going dead I'm truly upset over this
With no advance warning while driving the power steering will stop operating and the car must be steered manually. I never know when this may happen and sometimes it will happen many times in one day and other times we may drive several days without any issues. This is an extremely dangerous situation when traveling on a 2-lane roadway for myself but even more so for my wife. There are known issues by both the federal safety agency and general motors yet no help is available to correct the manufacturer defect.
Driving and power steering randomly quits working been happening for 5 days.
Power steering goes out seconds after the wheels start rolling. It is extremely hard to maneuver after that. Turns r close to impossible unless you are going a decent speed. Putting the car in park or neutral and shutting it off then back on again will reset the steering and it buys you a few second of easy turning before u hear a click nose under the dash and assistance is gone. This is a hazard to the person driving and any vehicle or persons around while turning.
The hhr is in motion at random speeds, temperature, location, etc. And the dic light for "power steering" comes on. We have changed the appropriate fuses (under the hood and passenger side center panel) and still have same result-no power steering. We have checked the plugs/connectors on the steering column have been checked for any loose connections or broken connectors. This is a very dangerous situation when driving down the road, but especially when going into a curve and it shuts off. We checked the wires under the hood as well. While we have power steering, the steering wheel is very touchy and hard to drive in a safe manner. Now, our left turn signal will sometimes stay on after the turn is complete and won't click off. We love our car but this is getting to be very dangerous as we use it to as a family car with kids.
Power steering motor fails during normal driving within 100 yards making it very difficult to steer vehicle especially at slow speeds. Vehicle has not been involved in a accident yet due to this problem.
I have a 2007 chevy hhr lt sedan. The car has been driving fine up until about a month ago, maybe a bit longer. While driving at approx. 15 MPH, the power steering light came on and it took everything I had to turn the wheel. I shut the car off, restarted it and it drove fine for a day or so. Now, it is becoming worse! I ran a short errand yesterday and I had to pull over and restart the car no less than 8 times. I called the local chevy dealership here and was told it wasn't on the recall list. I was told they would charge me $130 and hour just for diagnostic work. I came very close to having an accident one evening when the power steering went out and I had no place to pull over and had to turn into the oncoming lane of traffic. This isn't just a cosmetic or trivial problem! Someone could get killed or badly injured. Chevy/gmc needs to own up to this problem and fix it before something bad happens.
While driving on a 2-lane highway the power steering assist quit working and the message "power steering" appeared in the driver information center screen. Later I discovered that shutting the car off and restarting it restored the power assist.
Electric steering keeps going out . Works 5 mins then turn the car off try again world 5 mins and goes out again. Snatched us off the road into a ditch. Can't turn steering wheel
Intermittent loss of power steering. The last two days while driving home the power assist went out on the freeway driving home. Standard freeway speed. Hot day 95 to 100 degrees. The first day I replaced the fuse steering worked. Today it went out at the exact place roughly 20 minutes driving. Very frightening although I was on a straight stretch of the road. Today. The car sat for 30 minutes and to my surprise it started with up with power steering. I dont understand why my year was part of the recall in canada but not the us. Peoples life are at stake and the burden of this repair ir replacement should fall to the manufacture incident dates thus far 6/10/19 and 6/11/19
Power steering on my vehicle will stop working after 10 second of my moving my vehicle
Power steering goes out. Warning light indicates power steering. Occurs while freeway or city driving and while stopped at a traffic light or stop sign. Occurs from 0 to 65 MPH. To resolve issue you must turn off the engine wait a few seconds then turn it back on. Issue has been occurring for the last 3 to four months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. While reversing the vehicle at low speeds, the steering wheel lost power. The vehicle was serviced per an unknown recall regarding the steering wheel, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was currently waiting to be towed to the dealer that performed the recall repair, sierra motors, located at 18475 5th ave, jamestown, ca 95327, (209) 916-4332). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.
Power steering fails randomly while driving, steering becomes very difficult and could be very dangerous.. Pulling over and turning the car off restarts the steering, but it fails again randomly very very dangerous. Why no recall?
Like many pthers, power steering indicator on dash and no power steering. Works for few seconds when car us restarted then out again. Have replaced pump twice already .
While driving the power steering failed and the indicator came on the dash indicating failure. If the car is turned off and then restarted the power steering will work fine for awhile but will eventually fail again, usually within 15-20 min. This started at 78,000miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. While driving 30 MPH on various occasions, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.
Started driving down the road power steering light and bells came on and lost steering. Almost crashed into the ditch . Luckily nobody was coming towards us or behind us . Do not dare to drive my car now I have a young child.
Power steering goes out after 2-3 minutes after the ignition is turn on. When car is shut off and back on, ps will work again for about 2-3 minutes. Auxiliary wire is tight not movable, also fuse is not blown.
My car has the same sterring column as in the colbolt I once owned. They recalled many makes of the hhr for new columns. But not the 2007 or 2008. I have replaced the wiper motor once before and aftrer 3 years have to replace again. Any time the temperture gets above 70 degree, the power sterring goes out. Also when the ignition switch was recalled and exchanged, the dealership refused to reset the keyless entry key rings, so cannt use my auto starter, unlock or oped my doors, especially the hatch back. There is no way to open that door, no handle, no inner button, no pull to open it.
Was driving down the road and went to change lanes and lost power steering. After pulling over and turning the car off it worked again for like five minutes. I almost got hit on the side of the car because of this issue. I can see I am not the only one having it.
When I was driving, suddenly there is a warning sound and the dash shows the words 'power steering'. I lose the power steering at that moment. I also found that if I stop the car and restart, I get the power steering back, however it might not last long.
Power steering going out on the highway. Pulling off road and restarting car temporarily fixes issue. Can drive around town for 45 min attempting to see if it would happen again- it didnt happen again until I was on the highway two days later.
Good day to you. I own a rust-colored 2007 chevrolet hhr. While driving home one afternoon, (car was in motion), the power steering warning came on in the window of the message panel, and immediately following, I had no power steering. I contacted koons used cars located in silver spring, md (I purchased the vehicle from this dealership) to make an appointment. I took the car to the dealership on my appointment date, but when I got there, a service representative by the name of "jd" told me that I had to either leave my car or bring it back the following week because they were too busy, which they failed to tell me before driving 45 minutes to get there. The following week, I contacted ourisman cheverolet located in marlow heights, md to make an appointment. They told me it would cost $169.00 just to look at it. Several days later, I visited the dealership at which time, I purchased a 60a j-case fuse, one of the most inexpensive things that could possibly fix the problem. It didn't work. I am going to contact some other offices to see what I can do without paying an arm and a leg. I heard about a possible recall -- any truth to this? I need this car to be in safe working condition. ****it's my scoot-around car!****
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet hhr. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bachman chevrolet (9650 bluegrass pkwy, louisville, ky 40299 (502) 499-6161), but the failure was unable to be duplicated. Over a period of time, the power steering was replaced in three stages. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.
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